The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-24
PERSONAL.

Mr.. GLADSTONE has been holding forth at
great length on horticulture.
Mrs MAGGIE VAN CoTT, who is said to have
converted more than 10000 people in the West,
is now waging an unequal conflict with the sin
nerS in New York.
Mrs. MOORE, the Sweet Singer of Michigan '
now holds down a chair IN post office in the
Peninsular district of that State, and appro-
priately twangS her tuneful Tyre in praise of the
Democratic administration.
Mrs JACOB KEYsER, of Bryant Wis., last
week routed a sheriff and three deputies, who
sought to arrest her husband for some petty
crime. She procured a shotgun and mule and
chased the officers into another county.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET, daughter-in.law of
the Duke of Beaufort, has created q considera-
bic sensation in Worcestershire with her Cos
pei Tent and peripatetic preaching. Her lady
ships oratorica. powers are said to be of a
high order.
IT is a French journalist. who asserts that
Queen Victoria is about to publish novel which
sne has had in her desk for thirty years, and
which she has been constantly correcting and
revising. 1t is remarkable to what extremes
French hatred of ''perfdous Albion" is some
times carried.
GEN. SHERMAN has in his possession, at his
office in New York, the original copy of the
song "Sherman's March to the Sea" 1t is
beautifully written on the most ordinary kind
of note paper, the verses being separated by
sketches, in pen and ink, of flags stars and
other national emblems.
THE daughter of ex-Mayor Harrison, of Chi
cago violated the traditions of her sex by get
ting married on Friday and wearing opals in
her hair. Ladies will probably watch with
much interest the fortunes OF the bride, and il
she perse vereS in health and happiness a blow
will be given 10 q favorite superstition.
SINCE the death of Joseph Cilley, on Saturday
Simon Cameron is the Oldest surviving ex- Sena-
tor. tie was born in 1I99, and is followed by ex-
DraIl s,E Id.
1896, jefferson Davis, born in 1903, aud Hanni-
bal Hamlin, born in 1909. Mr.. Cameron served
in the Senate with Messrs. Cilley, Bradbury,
Davis and Hamlin.
Mr.. BI.AINg's two sons, VINO are citizens of
Chicago live at the Union Club, OF the two
Emmons, the elder, would attract tine most
glanceS. Ills ncarly white hair sets off his
swarthy complexion and black mOustache. He
has the Blaine features. Both of the brothers
go into society good deal, and Walker is essen
italy popular man. f.
AiSetIDaAcoS FARbla wnl De offered the re-
fusataot the tldanery Sf Rochester. The Arch
deaCon'S present income as canon of Westmin.
ster is $4,000 year, and as he is still in the
prime OF life. as well as being in some respects
the most popular preacher IN London, his
friends do not think he would like 70 make the
change, unless he covets the leisure which he
would obtain.
PROF. MASON, of the National Museum, speak.
ing of the late Prof Spencer +. Baird, said:
and more could not make speechy Even IL
called on 20 make q response To a vote Of thanks
before one Of our little societies. where he knew
every one, he would trsnible like a child. But
take him in his private Office where he could
rock in his chair, and then wouldn't he talk"
MARY j. HOLMES, the famous novelist, lives at
Brockport, y. Y, she IL a woman about 90
years Of age and childless. She is TALL erect
and queenly in her bearing, and looks much
younger than she lie in reality. She has written
twenty SIX novels many Of which nave bad
very wide circulation. Her - Tempest and Sun
shine has passed through many editions. Mrs
Holmes asa great reader. has, Travelled oxten-
sively and Is fond OF entertaining. Her house
al BrOckport Is filed with BOOKS, pictures
statues. eisFiositaes and bric-a-brao
Mas. JoHs J. BAsLEy and her daughter Olive,
Miss Gutter. of Grand Haven hnd Alrs. stone,
OF Port Huron, Mich, returned Last week from
q sixteen-nonths' tour abroad. during which
they visited nearly all countries nnd places ~
interest "a tourists, They Travelled entirely un.
attended By gentlemen, met with no annoyance
o. Insult anywhere in city or country, and dis
covered tlat ladies can 90 about IN foreign
lands az s'hspnable hours with the same free
rom aa in this country, and possibly with less
chance u rudpness gr being STARED az fhan a.
hOlae.